Pehlivanoğlu Şeyma, Çelik Osman Tayyar, Tok Yasin, Sağlam Mehmet
Department of Child Development, Faculty of Health Sciences, Munzur University, Tunceli, Turkey.
Department of Child Development, Faculty of Health Sciences, İnönü University, Malatya, Turkey.
J Prev (2022). 2025 Apr 3. doi: 10.1007/s10935-025-00836-z.
This bibliometric study aims to contribute to the literature on adolescent pregnancy by exploring gaps, research trends, contributing countries and journals, collaboration networks, and subject themes, offering a macro perspective on the field's development and future directions. This study employed a bibliometric research methodology. Publications containing the keywords adolescent, adolescence, youth, teenager, puberty, juvenile, pregnancy, and pregnant were retrieved from the Web of Science (WoS) database (1980-April 24, 2024) and analyzed using VOSviewer and the open-source R bibliometric package, adhering to predefined inclusion/exclusion criteria. The concept of adolescent pregnancy has been studied annually from 1980 to the present, peaking in 2022. Key research topics include sexual and reproductive health, contraception, and depression. According to Lotka's Law, 84.7% of authors in this field have published only once. Recent studies have focused on birth weight and pregnancy risks. The most cited publication globally and locally is by Ganchimeg et al., while the Journal of Adolescent Health is the most productive platform. The United States, Brazil, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Canada, and Turkey are the most productive countries in this field. The results of this study highlight that adolescent pregnancy remains a global public health issue, as evidenced by its consistent presence in annual research. Key research gaps and trends include social and emotional challenges faced by pregnant adolescents, physical development and health during adolescent pregnancy, causes and prevalence trends, preventive education services, and psychosocial interventions. Further research is essential to develop effective interventions for preventing adolescent pregnancy and safeguarding the best interests of children.
这项文献计量学研究旨在通过探索差距、研究趋势、贡献国家和期刊、合作网络以及主题，为青少年怀孕领域的文献做出贡献，提供该领域发展和未来方向的宏观视角。本研究采用了文献计量学研究方法。从科学网（WoS）数据库（1980年至2024年4月24日）中检索包含关键词青少年、青春期、青年、青少年、青春期、少年、怀孕和妊娠的出版物，并使用VOSviewer和开源R文献计量包进行分析，遵循预定义的纳入/排除标准。自1980年至今，每年都对青少年怀孕的概念进行研究，在2022年达到顶峰。关键研究主题包括性与生殖健康、避孕和抑郁症。根据洛特卡定律，该领域84.7%的作者仅发表过一次。近期研究集中在出生体重和怀孕风险方面。全球和本地被引用最多的出版物是甘奇梅格等人撰写的，而《青少年健康杂志》是产出最多的平台。美国、巴西、英国、南非、加拿大和土耳其是该领域产出最多的国家。本研究结果突出表明，青少年怀孕仍然是一个全球公共卫生问题，每年的研究中都持续存在这一现象就是证明。关键研究差距和趋势包括怀孕青少年面临的社会和情感挑战、青少年怀孕期间的身体发育和健康、原因及流行趋势、预防教育服务以及心理社会干预。进一步的研究对于制定预防青少年怀孕的有效干预措施和保障儿童的最大利益至关重要。
